"The city walls... don't look short, and they're quite sensibly constructed. This city's development isn't bad."

"It's not small in scale either, hmm? Is that cannon a naval gun? How did it end up positioned on the city walls? The north doesn't border the sea, where did the naval gun come from?"

"What is that blue tower? It seems to be powered by electricity; do they have such a plentiful supply of power?"

"Backed against mountains and with rivers, this base is truly remarkable."

As Zheng Jinnan kept muttering, Wushuang also slowed down her eating, occasionally glancing at the television screen.

Then came the matters concerning the Dawn Army, which were showcased in the television footage by Reporter Wang Jiucheng and spread through word of mouth.

The construction of Dawn City, its greenery, infrastructure, transport, city parks, bustling trading markets, and the booming variety of shops, restaurants, and stalls.

The peaceful and prosperous life of the residents in Dawn City, performances in the city's grand theater, the living standards of the people, even those money-draining dens within the city, were all presented.

Especially when seeing the trading market, Zheng Jinnan stood watching the entire time.

"Massive dealings in military weapons! Mutant beast meat, even crystal cores are being sold in bulk!"

"You mean this Dawn City went through two zombie sieges and still defeated the Rakshasas of Hai Shan Wei?"

Zheng Jinnan, in shock, watched until Ye Fan appeared on screen.

The young and handsome Ye Fan surprised Zheng Jinnan, not expecting such a young person could govern such a large city well.

But what Ye Fan said next got Zheng Jinnan rather worked up.

"If Duke Zheng Jinnan grants Guo Zhun a medal, then the Dawn Army will not accept Guo Zhun's leadership!"

"Guo Zhun is a traitor; he's betrayed our compatriots, betrayed our land. I have complete evidence here, Reporter Wang can take it back and have a look."

Then, Ye Fan provided a lot of evidence.

Testimonies and physical evidence, even statements from the Rakshasas of Hai Shan Wei, including video footage of Rikov, were essentially irrefutable evidence.

This was also the last segment of the video, and after all had been played, Wang Jiucheng said to Rikov, "Sir, at that time I was dining with Ye Fan, and then Guo Zhun was granted a medal. I think you might have been misled, so I returned immediately, hoping for your wise discernment. Guo Zhun is truly inappropriate to be your representative in Divine Dragon Province."

Zheng Jinnan sat down this moment, first looking back at Hua Wushuang.

The mutant beast meat in front of Hua Wushuang wasn't eaten much, not matching her normal eating pace; she must've been recently paying attention to the television too.

He turned his head back, sighed, "This came too late."

"No matter what kind of person Guo Zhun is, he currently represents the face of the Empire. Moreover, I received a call from Guo Zhun a few days ago telling me the New Coin has already been issued, so I can only choose to support him to the end."

"As for Ye Fan, he's a talent, but might feel a bit wronged. I'll send someone to recruit him, telling him not to conflict with Guo Zhun."

Wang Jiucheng was silent; he had fulfilled his duty, and decision-making was up to the Duke, which he had no right to comment on.

As he was preparing to leave, a communications officer approached: "Sir, Guo Zhun is calling."

"Oh! Get him here!"

.....

At Ice City East Station, Guo Zhun looked despairingly at the complete retreat of the Dawn Army, then hopefully at someone walking out from inside the station.

He could recognize him even if turned to ash; it was Ye Fan!

Guo Zhun was so excited that he shouted wildly in the car, trying to draw Ye Fan's attention.

As long as Ye Fan came over, he'd be devoured by zombies, and Guo Zhun could avenge himself.

Perhaps heaven heard his voice, Ye Fan really came.

But strangely, the zombies did not attack, and Ye Fan seemed to ignore these zombies, walking step by step to the car.

Then, a scene that left Guo Zhun both shocked and enlightened occurred.

A bald, one-armed zombie, or rather the Corpse King, actually came here to meet Ye Fan.

At this moment, Guo Zhun understood everything!

No wonder, no wonder the zombie hordes cooperated in the attack so carelessly; it turns out they had already colluded with Ye Fan, and those events were merely theatrics for the survivors.

Now that the survivors had all gone, they no longer needed to act, and the zombie horde simply stopped pretending, standing there motionless.

Laughable, being like a fool coming here, accounting for everything but failing to predict Ye Fan's abilities.

At this moment, Guo Zhun even suspected that the attack on Ice City was orchestrated by Ye Fan.

Perhaps the attack on Dawn City was self-directed too; otherwise, how could he have managed to withstand it?

Sitting there, heart ashen, he held onto a sliver of hope that Ye Fan and the Corpse King wouldn't open this car, allowing him to survive.

But unexpectedly, Ye Fan casually pulled and opened the mining vehicle's door!

This startled Guo Zhun immensely; he quickly pulled the door back, then took out his handgun, preparing for one last struggle.

But next, that Corpse King summoned a giant Tyrannosaurus Zombie over.

It was the only Tyrannosaurus in this zombie horde, seemingly here to open the door.

At this point, Guo Zhun finally despaired.

It's over!

He was utterly played to death by Ye Fan, this bastard.

In desperation, Guo Zhun took out his radio transceiver.

The car's TV and radio were later installed by him with a separate generator, not originally part of the vehicle, so it was still usable.

Holding the transceiver, he contacted Jiangzhou one last time.

"Duke, I don't have much time left, let me tell you."

"Ye Fan first issued Light Yuan, resisted the spread of New Coin in Divine Dragon Province, and refused to accept my leadership."

"In the name of the Empire, I waged war, yet he ambushed our troops, annihilated and captured over 40,000, causing critical harm to our military."

"Then, millions of zombies besieged Ice City, where our battered troops held for five days before finally collapsing. Meanwhile, he mobilized countless cars and trains, transporting all our survivors to his Dawn City."

"Now, with Ice City breached and defeated, Guo Zhun has no face to meet Duke. I can only repay the Duke's kindness of mentoring with my life."

"But unless Ye Fan is eliminated, subordinates will die with eyes unclosed. His conduct already amounts to treason, yet, regrettably, subordinates are powerless. Hereby plead for the Duke to act and eradicate this scourge to honor subordinates' spirits through death!"

"Sir! Guo Zhun is leaving!"

Bang~~~!

Accompanied by a gunshot, on the Jiangzhou side, the transceiver in Zheng Jinnan's hand fell.

Because even at the last moment, he heard the zombies' roars.

Guo Zhun is dead!

Zheng Jinnan's face turned dark.

Guo Zhun died; he was just a representative.

But what he cared about was that his authority had been challenged.

No matter how much he recognized Ye Fan, confronting his position was absolutely intolerable; attacking Guo Zhun was a slap in his face, and he had to eliminate Ye Fan as a threat.

But Divine Dragon Province was too far away, he felt somewhat powerless.

After closing his eyes for a while, he slowly opened his mouth.

"Wushuang, make a trip to Divine Dragon Province, and bring Ye Fan's head back!"

Having finished her meal, Hua Wushuang stood up and nodded gently.

"Then I'll go."

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